Total Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in North Harrow , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Avenue (HA5 5JE) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower than the North Harrow average (47.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Avenue (HA5 5JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dawlish Drive, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southbourne Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Harrow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tewkesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dawlish Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dawlish Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dawlish Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dawlish Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Durley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cannon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trevone Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cannon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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